Canary Islands

Summary

Canary Islands is an autonomous community of Spain^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of autonomous_community_of_spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,335 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canary Islands is located in Spain^[3].
• Canary Islands is in the country of Spain^[4].
• Canary Islands is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Canary Islands's head of government is recorded as Ángel Víctor Torres Pérez^[6].
• Canary Islands's instance of is recorded as autonomous community of Spain^[7].
• Canary Islands's instance of is recorded as integral overseas territory^[8].
• Canary Islands's instance of is recorded as historical nationality^[9].
• Canary Islands's instance of is recorded as region of Spain^[10].
• Canary Islands's instance of is recorded as NUTS 1 statistical territorial entity^[11].
• Canary Islands's capital is recorded as Santa Cruz de Tenerife^[12].
• Canary Islands's capital is recorded as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria^[13].
• Canary Islands's official language is recorded as Spanish^[14].
• Canary Islands's currency is recorded as euro^[15].
• Canary Islands's anthem is recorded as Himno de Canarias^[16].
• Canary Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Las Palmas^[17].
• Canary Islands's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province^[18].
• Canary Islands's flag is recorded as flag of the Canary Islands^[19].
• Canary Islands's legislative body is recorded as Canarian Parliament^[20].
• Canary Islands's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Canary Islands^[21].
• Canary Islands is part of Extrapeninsular Spain^[22].
• Canary Islands's Commons category is recorded as Canary Islands^[23].
• Canary Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[24].
• Canary Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Canary Islands's located in time zone is recorded as Atlantic/Canary^[26].
• Canary Islands's said to be the same as is recorded as Canary Islands^[27].

Body

Geography

Canary Islands is in the country of Spain^[4]. It is located in Spain^[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5]. It is part of Extrapeninsular Spain^[22].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+2127685'}^[28], {'amount': '+2108121'}^[29], {'amount': '+2101924'}^[30], {'amount': '+2153389'}^[31], {'amount': '+2175952'}^[32], and {'amount': '+2172944'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include autonomous community of Spain^[7], integral overseas territory^[8], historical nationality^[9], region of Spain^[10], and NUTS 1 statistical territorial entity^[11].

History and Context

August 10, 1982 marks the founding of Canary Islands^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Canary Islands include Atlantic Canary^[35], a taxon^[36]; Canary Current^[37], an ocean current^[38]; Quercus canariensis^[39], a taxon^[40]; and Canarias^[41], a heavy cruiser^[42], in Spain^[43], founded in 1936^[44].

Why It Matters

Canary Islands ranks in the top 7% of autonomous_community_of_spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,335 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Atlantic Canary^[35], a taxon^[36]; Canary Current^[37], an ocean current^[38]; Quercus canariensis^[39], a taxon^[40]; and Canarias^[41], a heavy cruiser^[42], in Spain^[43], founded in 1936^[44].